it's crystalized stem ginger coated in chocolate
#technology-discussion
modest moss
hard drift
wtf is stem ginger
modest moss
"stem ginger is young ginger that has been peeled and preserved in sugar syrup"
sly elk
sigh one thing about space work is the amount of legal nonsense you have to read as part of annual "training"
I think writing software for medical devices is even worse about that, though
cerulean talon
Nah.
You just have to go through HIPAA training and general legal discloures every year or two.
Medical software is largely HIPAA and that's about it.
I'm sure if you ended up w/ pacemaker development or something it'd be worse, but it's a pretty limited set of things that would fall into that space.
glossy ravine
That new AR headset from Apple certainly was something
I expect it to sell approximately 10 units.
Because $3,500 is ridiculous, even for Apple.
cerulean talon
It'll sell pretty well tbh.
It's not that expensive for a business looking to explore the space and if it integrates well into the ecosystem, it's a no-brainer for a higher-end apple shop.
glossy ravine
But memes aside, yeah. I can't see this being used outside of businesses due to the price tag.
That or Enthusiasts.
Like. The average consumer won't be able to afford something like that out of pocket.
sly elk
Because **$3,500** is ridiculous, even for Apple.
Apple already jumped that shark when they announced a $1000 monitor stand 
I mean shit
think about this: $3500 for top of the line advanced technology crammed into a wearable package. Vs.. $1000 for a damn hunk of metal
sly walrus
Like. The average consumer won't be able to afford something like that out of po...
this thing was made for businesses
why they're marketing to consumers is beyond me
sly elk
the way they're handling the launch and calling it 'pro' makes me think similar-ish
that it's a business prospect of "get in on the ground floor now! Buy one so you can develop software for it before others do and make some $$$$"
it was launched at WWDC
sly walrus
"anyway here's all the disney+ stuff you can do with it"
sly walrus
i wanna see what the other tech companies clap back with
assuming they even see this as a threat
cerulean talon
why they're marketing to consumers is beyond me
Someone's got to develop the software for this thing, and "consumers" is a variable term here. Technically, this is a developer conference (Even if it's a press release/marketing this for every apple consumer), so it's not surprising at all they'd be marketing this here.
With it's overall specs, offhand the only thing I can think to compare it to would be those big massive 8k setups for VR, which are even more comically expensive and are 100% a business only item.
sly elk
Yea, I think the way apple introduced it, they may not even be sure what the market for it is yet
sly walrus
it is a device that cannot exist, made for no-one
sly elk
or rather
that they think they can address the shortcomings microsoft, valve, and meta had with their devices (also htc, samsung, etc)
it's one of those things
cerulean talon
Tbh, the biggest hold back in VR IMO is the lack of software.
sly elk
like I was saying earlier, they weren't the first at all for things like tablets, portable media players, smart watches, smart phones, etc
they usually just came in with a slightly different take and/or better tech and/or a design that was more popular
cerulean talon
Apple has a /massive/ community of very dedicated developers who can jump to a native VR device, already in the ecosystem, with a support structure, monitzation path, and /most/ importantly, an iron-fist grip on the hardware architecture.
sly elk
now, I personally think of the existing tech
I thought hololens was head and shoulders better than the other stuff
but even MS kinda gave up on it
cerulean talon
Everything I've heard about optimzing for quest vs index vs quest pro, vs hololens, etc is absolute death.
Imagine if you could compact all of those into a single unified architecture, limit the hardware variances, etc.
sly elk
but if there's one thing i've learned in my like 25 years of being a computer nerd, it's that MS just doesn't do hardware
cerulean talon
That's what apple offers no-one else does.
sly elk
like when MS does hardware they're usually making these wild gestures like
"hey dell, come on, copy this, here's the idea we had for you"
I think that might be way they kinda gave up on hololens lol
maybe they thought dell and asus and toshiba and lenovo would come along and make pseudo-hololens setups and they'd just pivot and sell the software architecture
cerulean talon
Hololens was a neat idea, but it again, lacked software.
Minecraft was their big selling point to consumers, and I don't think they ever got glass-level buyin from corporate customers.
Hrm, I feel like writing some really suffering software, like trying to get a new version of face tracking software for vtubers or something. I don't like this mood.
sly elk
afaik hololens had some neat applications in surgery & assembly techs and stuff like that
cerulean talon
afaik hololens had some neat applications in surgery & assembly techs and stuff ...
Yeah, the issue is glass beat em to the punch, was lighter, smaller, etc.
sly elk
the fun thing about buying an amd cpu and then a week later, an amd gpu
2 free games lol
livid dune
!hank
opal pantherBOT
sly elk
was that house filled in between 2 existing houses?
old jetty
hello fellas
back again asking for help, I'v been looking at network card (even tried to remove the one on my desktop successfully), and I've been wondering if there is a brand/a specific one I should go for? Cause I'm used when it comes to this to be flooded by cheap knock-off versions that tend to not perform as well
(aside the wi fi 6 thing)
sly elk
I'm not sure what is available where you live, but out here in the US the typical brands for things like that are netgear, d-link, eh tp-link and asus should also be ok for pcie wifi cards
ultimately they're just a carrier board for a realtek, atheros, or intel chip anyway
@old jetty there are two ways you could go about this. One is to buy another PCIE card. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-TX55E-Bluetooth-Ultra-Low/dp/B0B1NRGDQ4
old jetty
oh, ye, it's the one I was looking at
sly elk
another possibility
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Wi-Fi-Gig-Desktop-AX200-NGWG-NV/dp/B085M7VPDP
You could get one of these and either stick it in one of your motherboard's m.2 slots.. or get an m.2 adapter
it's possible your existing network card might even be a carrier card for an m.2
they look something like that
that particular one: https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Wireless-Adapter-Dual-Band-Antenna/dp/B0BCK9Y9LW
you can probably also find a number of options on amazon or ebay or whatever that are some combo of those 2 items lol
old jetty
ye, mine is pretty much like this
sly elk
got a pic?
chances are you could just buy a new m.2 card like that intel one and pop it into the holder
old jetty
sly elk
ehh I'm not sure that one's holding a m.2
old jetty
I'll just got for a PCIe normal one and call it a day the
sly elk
aye 🙂
old jetty
<@425720530763776010> there are two ways you could go about this. One is to buy...
This one is like 30% off too where I am, so should be fine, and worst case scenario I can just send it back trough amazon
sly elk
and yea that N300 is a cheapie
sly elk
no worries, good luck! 🙂
royal forge
The best kind
livid dune
!hank
opal pantherBOT
livid dune
dreamy chasm
6700xt's working like a dream so far
@real edge Ended up finding one for less than the 3060tis I showed you a while back
real edge
3060ti dropped quite a bit lately thanks to the 4060ti
down to 330 euro or so
im glad
no driver issues?
dull garnet
nope
umbral moss
PowerVia would be crucial for making the smaller, less power-hungry chips that are part of Intel’s road map debuted in 2021. It would move all power rails to the back of the chip, bringing power directly to the components that need it instead of routing it around the side and up into an “increasingly chaotic web,” to borrow Intel’s phrasing, of layered power and signal wires, as is done now.
they weren't already doing this?
umbral moss
what the fuck was the point of LGA besides having more ways for motherboards to fuck up during shipment
dull garnet
when is fine enough
modest moss
I mean, has it stopped you running any games on decent settings yet?
and I don't count badly optimised shit
dull garnet
lack of video ram in cyberpunk
dull garnet
yes
modest moss
I had pretty high settings on, rtx, dlss and it was fine
maybe my cpu made a difference
dull garnet
how is that going to make a difference to video ram usage
modest moss
well I meant to me getting decent fps with the settings I had
dreamy chasm
what the fuck was the point of LGA besides having more ways for motherboards to ...
Higher pin density
cerulean talon
Mmmmm. More pins.
If only 3/5ths of all pins weren't used for power and ground. 😄
sly elk
like seriously if you're gonna spend $3499 on something with a 4090 and a 13600kf .. and then buy 1000 chicken nuggets for shits n giggles
buying a 4090 to play games in the first place sounds like a spend $3500 on an apple headset anyway
they probably spend that much on fortnite microtransactions anyway
torpid kayak
https://i.imgur.com/VhLlKqb.png it's hot 😦
sly elk
88 in freedom units
sorry ice 😦
lmao his classmates are the ones that are screwed up in the head
what did you do
NOTES!
cerulean talon
Wow, saying that !hank doesn't work. Smh.
cerulean talon
As if it needs to summon anything else.
sharp star
modern iris
!hank
opal pantherBOT
cerulean talon
Just come to linux, you can complain about dozens of other things instead.
sly elk
yep
oh yep yep
I don't use linux at home because I spend a lot of time using it at work
but also, I never write code on a windows machine if I can help it
which is probably a bit of a loss because afaik MS has very sane UI libraries
and great documentation
and amazing developer tools
otoh I've seen people become reliant on visual studio & intellisense & inline debugging and stuff and .. i mean it's great and all... but people use it like a hammer
where everything starts looking like a nail
I guess it's still better than getting the java enthusiast that always uses java to solve every problem
cerulean talon
Tbh, I'm super happy I moved all my dev stuff to my desktop
My YT consumption/etc has dropped massively, and I'm getting back into the flow of just /working/ a bunch to catch up on projects.
odd sand
Analysts I have been telling for the past year I'm here to develop stuff to make their annoying tasks easier, finally tell me last week they've been spending upwards of 5hrs a day manually going through threat list IPs finding 95% of them already on the blocklist 🤦♀️
Spent 3hrs this afternoon importing their blocklist and generating a whitelist to match on, leaving only the handful of un-evaluated IPs remaining...
Given a few more hours I can automate it to format and add the daily evaluated IPs to the blocklist and upload it to the edge router automatically...
wraith agate
Gah, I'm so impatient
It will be nearly the end of month when I can start purchasing components for my new PC
cerulean talon
Soon(tm)
umbral moss
I guess it's still better than getting the java enthusiast that always uses java...
you mean you shouldn't use jscript to make a fucking server management tool?
old jetty
so question
got a new network adapter, and beside plugging it in in the PCIE port, it also requires to plug a cable to a F_USB connector on the motherboard?
can I just connect it to the PCIE port and call it a day?
old jetty
so ye, gotta connect both
weird that my previous network card didn't have an usb cable
dreamy chasm
If only 3/5ths of all pins weren't used for power and ground. 😄
There's probably good reason for that
cerulean talon
There's probably good reason for that
I mean, of course, 1 volt doesn't travel very far in the high density environment.
Doesn't mean it doesn't feel execessive most of the time.
dreamy chasm
Is what it is
They probably have more than they need in there just in case they ever end up releasing some super-high tdp part down the road
cerulean talon
Not wrong, the pinouts on FPGA's are wild because of the power density requirments.
Some of them need like 12 different voltages. 😄
dreamy chasm
🥴
dreamy chasm
It will be nearly the end of month when I can start purchasing components for my...
Hang in there
cerulean talon
PITA to design boards for, but multi-layer copper makes it way easier.
sly elk
weird that my previous network card didn't have an usb cable
IIRC that card has Bluetooth. The usb might be for that.
Yea looking at the manual for a similar card, it’s for the Bluetooth chip
old jetty
ah, thank you
sly elk
i'm sure you've already experimented but if you don't need the bluetooth and don't have a free internal usb header to use, i think that you won't break anything if you don't use it.. it just won't have bluetooth, that's all
tbh it's funny they didn't just stick a usb controller on the card since it's pcie lol
gotta keep them costs down somehow, right? 😄
you know what bugs me on a similar nature? On new motherboards, they're starting to use USB for the audio stuff, too!
my msi x670e carbon is using a realtek chip that internally connects via usb
dreamy chasm
What kind of onboard sound are they using for that 
sly elk
it's pretty funny because that board has a number of audio jacks on it
dreamy chasm
dreamy chasm
I wonder if it's an issue with the chip itself, or if manufacturers just are doing a shit job at implementing it
dreamy chasm
same, not after I got an interface with a good dac, anyway
sly elk
but now I wonder what it sounds like
the audio on my maximus xi hero was great
iirc that used a realtek 1220 and an ESS DAC
dreamy chasm
My ITX board advertised good onboard but, it ended up being worse than a 4 dollar usb C dac I got off aliexpress
potent arrow
We havnt had good on board mobo dacs since the dawn of time
It's depressing
God bless sound blaster cards tho rofl
potent arrow
same, not after I got an interface with a good dac, anyway
Which interface did you end up getting :3
umbral moss
God bless sound blaster cards tho rofl
I started using HDMI audio into a soundbar because every single sound card I ever owned would degenerate into blasting static out of my RCA jacked speakers
dreamy chasm
I got an audient evo 4
potent arrow
Damn that's a nice one
dreamy chasm
Only got it since I needed more gain on my specific mic
(And was the only interface that seemed small enough to bring with me without being a burden)
potent arrow
I started using HDMI audio into a soundbar because every single sound card I eve...
@_@
I also got a scarlet because I'm a basic bitch
umbral moss
@_@
I did not enjoy my sound randomly turning from 🎶 to SSSHHHHHRRRRKKKKSHSSHHHSHSHRHHHHKKKKK
happened to sound blaster cards and audien
dreamy chasm
I'd get the scarlet solo, but I might end up getting a second mic to mic up an guitar down the road
So I'd need two XLR inputs
dreamy chasm
Yeaah
Nylon guitars don't traditionally have any instrument outputs
Not the ones I've looked at anyway
Also, how've you been, Sarah?
potent arrow
I'm allllive
potent arrow
Nylon guitars don't traditionally have any instrument outputs
Lol wtf is this image
But I rammed one of these pick ups in my guitar
Not bad not great but it's good enough for discord calls
potent arrow
My shitty lil Korean guitar thing lmfao
I love it tho
I can play music for my gf through discord and that's all I care
dreamy chasm
I see 
potent arrow
dreamy chasm
Cute
dreamy chasm
Dabbling in it whenever I have the time and energy
Also dipping my toes into making some voice related stuff 🥴
potent arrow
Oo that's nice
My whole audio set up at home is just for screaming into the mic for discord
dreamy chasm
I see 
sly elk
lol 😄 I haven't even gotten good enough to dare record myself
i just ordered this actually >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1914453824
practicing arbitrary chords was fine, and practicing tabs of a favorite song or two is also ok, but I feel like I'm missing stuff and I get hints of it when practicing but still...
sly elk
We havnt had good on board mobo dacs since the dawn of time
the ESS that Asus used on that board is the same DAC you'd find in a lot of those USB external boxes. The bigger problem is noise isolation, and also how they route the analog connections from the DAC to the minijacks
i've heard before that even the best power filtering doesn't help with the noise produced by the cpu VRMs
otoh, the only time I ever recall having a noisy headphone jack was on a cheap ECS motherboard I got off ebay for $30 back in the pentium 3 days
and curiously, I'm not sure anyone ever bothers to take care in how they route their headphone jack cable from the motherboard connector to the front panel of their case.. makes me wonder if people are tying it to their 24v cable or something and then getting a shocked pikachu feeling
heh. This has me wondering if you'd have better results making your own front panel connector that goes straight out the case instead of going to the panel that has USB ports and stuff
all I know is most people that cite a noisy headphone jack and use an expensive DAC end up using a bus powered DAC anyway
dreamy chasm
You know, that might be interesting
Makes me wonder if some sort of kit to add some sort of dac solution to your front panel audio would work
sly elk
the only way to get digital audio out of the motherboard is if you have a toslink jack or a coax digital jack
some boards still do toslink, very few still have the coax ii think
I also wonder about that realtek 4000 series sound quality issue
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the issues are that the driver isn't getting high enough priority on USB
dreamy chasm
the only way to get digital audio out of the motherboard is if you have a toslin...
I'm thinking, just use a usb header for the signal and power
dull garnet
the only way to get digital audio out of the motherboard is if you have a toslin...
usb bro
sly elk
I'm thinking, just use a usb header for the signal and power
oh you want to just use a usb dac/sound chip inside the case? yea you can do that lol
you might still run into the same noise issues though
graceful pine
Lol wtf is this image
Uh what pickup is that lol
That image doesn’t not let me see
dreamy chasm
A lot of cases use usb 3 headers, leaving the usb 2 headers on most boards empty
sly elk
A lot of cases use usb 3 headers, leaving the usb 2 headers on most boards empty
hehe that's a feature i would pay extra for on a motherboard, an abundance of internal usb headers
dreamy chasm
hehe that's a feature i would pay extra for on a motherboard, an abundance of in...
Honestly, it's probably reasonable enough to be able to fit this in a separate adapter that terminates into a front panel audio connector
cerulean talon
hehe that's a feature i would pay extra for on a motherboard, an abundance of in...
Just get an internal USB hub, they certianly exist.
Usually take a 3.5" power header and a USB-2 internal and give you like 3 more.
modest moss
!hank
opal pantherBOT
paper tusk
!hank
opal pantherBOT
dull garnet
!hank
opal pantherBOT
sharp star
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/03/mac-to-gain-directx-12-support-via-crossove...
I like how tech press is calling it "Proton-like" when it requires a quite a fair bit of setup
umbral moss
Now that's a feature I'd like on android too
if you have an android device you're already advertising you don't get unsolicited nudes
wraith agate
I wish that was true
Unfortunately redditors don't know what device I'm using
But they know I'm a girl
umbral moss
why not send them someone ele's dick bak and ask if they like yours too
umbral moss
I mean, if you get a library of em you can just play grindr for reddit 
wraith agate
Lol
umbral moss
when life gives you weinuses, make weinus...ade or something
The secret to the Kia Boys lies inside the steering column of Kias, manufactured between 2011-2021, and Hyundais, built between 2015-2021. Tucked away beneath the ignition cylinder is a tiny knob ideally suited for any USB to turn and start the ignition.
good gravy, who designed this and why aren't they wearing concrete shoes at the bottom of the sea of japan
inland mauve
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/07/ios-17-block-nude-photos/
I hope it will work better than Clive
wraith agate
> The secret to the Kia Boys lies inside the steering column of Kias, manufactur...
Brb stealing a 2012 Kia ceed
umbral moss
Brb stealing a 2012 Kia ceed
sly elk
hnng
With that, we’ve created a pretty amazing panel! The Framework Laptop 16 has 2560x1600 resolution, a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, variable refresh rate up to 165Hz, 9ms rise+fall time, 1500:1 contrast, and an unusually high 500 nit brightness. We’re also using the same matte top surface that is on the new matte display in the Framework Laptop 13. All of this means that instead of having to choose between a gaming panel (fast response and refresh rate), a creator panel (high resolution, wide color gamut, and high contrast), or a general productivity panel (high brightness and matte surface), you get a single panel that excels at all three.
I enjoy when they do stuff llike this
One change we’ve made from the Framework Laptop 13 is that we’ve designed the Display Cable (an eDP cable) to detach from the display side in addition to the system side, making swaps even faster.
dull garnet
and it only costs $3000
sly elk
necessarily unreasonable*
considering that dell charges like $2500+ for a precision 7xxx workstation laptop
if this has hardware like that, I could see it costing that kind of money
and it'd be a better buy because down the line you can just replace the motherboard or even worn out chassis parts instead of dealing with dell's gross chassis
modest moss
@hard drift thanks a fucking bunch, the charger you told me to buy was doa
hard drift
<@168185424286711808> thanks a fucking bunch, the charger you told me to buy was...
😒 how is that my fault
that's just bad luck
hard drift
i haven't had any problems with it 😐
sly elk
mmm
modest moss
100% your fault
hard drift
😐
sly elk
you can always count on belkin to give you 'meh' performance and quality at a 'premium' price
that's the "I need a thing now, not in 2 days when amazon can deliver it" brand
dull garnet
considering that dell charges like $2500+ for a precision 7xxx workstation lapto...
i'm just convinced everything besides apple silicon is trash
objectively true
sly elk
yea maybe so
sly elk
For large companies like FAANG, I actually think they mostly fall in bucket 2. I worked at Meta remotely for a year. My instructions when I joined were something like "Yeah so just talk to a bunch of people and look for opportunities to contribute". WTF? No wonder remote is not working well for them. You had to go 5-6 layers up the reporting chain to find anyone with any sort of holistic sense of what needed to be done, and they were not exactly empowered to share that vision lest it conflict with someone elses.
damn they need more seniors that know how to delegate
to be fair, depending on how many people you have depending on your guidance, that can take a lot of friggin work lol
odd sand
$3k isn't bad when you consider it's a more niche product with smaller production runs, the costs of engineering it to be modular, etc.
They can't just use commodity parts
sly elk
yup
and it's modular!
It's the best! beats the rest! cellular! modular! interactiveodular!
sly elk
but yea i mean shit it's a laptop made to be taken apart and put back together adn stuff
tbh i'd wanna get a framework 16 just to take it apart and put it back together haha
might even be interesting to buy the diy version
even neater if it came fully disassembled huh
dull garnet
is self assembly really that enticing?
you could just get an old thinkpad and download the hardware maintenence manual
paper tusk
maybe repair and the ability to keep current but the average laptop feels like it's 70% cost put into the mobo/cpu/gpu (which also is what goes bad unless the odm thought ahead and put charging regulation on a daughterboard in case it gets fried)
but that much money for whatever feels like a raw deal to me
sly elk
maybe repair and the ability to keep current but the average laptop feels like i...
i'd only really say that about acer laptops and maybe some lenovos
if you want a nice screen, nice keyboard, and nice trackpad, you're gonna have to fork up a little more $$
it sounds like that framework 16 has a pretty nice screen, but IDK about the keyboard or trackpad yet
my experience with laptops so far is that non-apple trackpads are awful
dreamy chasm
is self assembly really that enticing?
Its just adult Legos
royal forge
Its like ikea furniture but u can accidentally destroy ur pc with static
So its like
High octane ikea
dull garnet
Not really
It teaches you how to assemble a computer from pre arranged parts
Teaches you nothing about how they work
inland mauve
if you just get the components handed to you
but you have to do research beforehand
modern iris
Teaches you nothing about how they work
You're gonna learn more and possibly have more of an interest than if you never put one together
modern iris
Its like ikea furniture but u can accidentally destroy ur pc with static
In my years of building pcs I've never used a grounding strap or really even mindful of it and I've never ruined a PC. Highly unlikely that this happens
umbral moss
you told me to get the amazon basics and not the belkin
I mean, in that specific case there's a really good chance amazon sourced it from the same factory in shenzhen lmao
the basics line is literally amazon looking at sales trends and then doing an end-run around the name brand selling on their platform to buy directly from the OEM
modern iris
the basics line is literally amazon looking at sales trends and then doing an en...
I really like the 20$ Amazon basics computer speakers I bought last year. Surpriseded by the quality
umbral moss
I'm sure the company that supplies altec lansing or whomever appreciates that sentiment
modern iris
I don't care what sentiment some corporate hack appreciates
umbral moss
more that amazon is a scumbag company and the basics line is a prime example of amazon exploiting their market position to push their products over their competitors
modern iris
That much is obvious, but if there wasn't a market for it amazon wouldnt do it. Why should I pay more for name brand? I mean sure I like certain brands, but I was broke and needed some speakers
There's lots of scum bag companies worse than Amazon. Just the times, of course I'd rather go to a computer shop or best buy
umbral moss
it's kind of funny how best buy just sort of hunkered down and weathered the amazon storm
waited long enough for amazon to become the villain and now they're like "so, you guys want actually vetted stuff that we know definitely comes from the vendor and isn't a chinese counterfeit made by dthtnfxtdddtrdy@shenzhen"
modern iris
Wait so if I buy like a legit zotac Nvidia 4070 for example, there's a chance it might not actually be an nvidia?
Could be a knock off?
umbral moss
from amazon?
modern iris
Yeah
umbral moss
if you buy it from a third party vendor, there's no guarantee you'll even get a GPU, let alone one that works lmao
amazon's moderation is absolute fucking dogshit for their third party storefront
it's why zombie listings are such a problem, and store hijacking
modern iris
When you buy off Amazon something like that it's usually Amazon by default right?
modern iris
How do I make sure it's not 3rd party?
umbral moss
so you need to make sure that the vendor isn't just a bunch of random letters
for cheap stuff it's whatever, but I wouldn't buy a 4090 from UTRFDJRFG
pretty good bet you're going to get scammed if you do
if it doesn't say "sold by/shipped by amazon" it's a third party
for the most part this isn't a really big deal, but scams are increasingly common on amazon because they don't actually care to moderate any of that shit
modern iris
Thanks for that info I had no idea about this stuff
umbral moss
that's why you'll see reviews suddenly switch from 5* "great product, worked as advertised" to "I got a dildo" or something
the listing got hijacked by a third party who turns it into a scam listing and sends junk under the previous item's listing
modern iris
I usually buy name brand stuff never thought to look if it's shipped/sold by Amazon just assumed it comes from Amazon if you don't look through the list
Never been scammed on Amazon though I have fell for some cheap Chinese shit before
umbral moss
it's just something to look out for and why people are switching off amazon's platform
modern iris
Got it ty
umbral moss
well, that and the fact that jeff bezos has enough money to dismantle an entire fucking bridge in the netherlands
and pay for it to be reconstructed after his giant $150 million mega yacht goes through
fuck jeff bezos
modern iris
Lmfao
modern iris
Maybe I'll see if I can get that 4070 via best buy
umbral moss
and this rich fuck just pays the city to dismantle it
umbral moss
Think they're special solely because they have money
nobody punishes them, so why wouldn't they
reminder that a rich kid committed a bunch of crimes and the courts acquitted him because they thought he was too rich to understand that what he did was wrong
I am once again asking you to raise the guillotines
modern iris
Best buy has 4070's available for less than Amazon, only problem is I don't trust FedEx or UPS so maybe I'd go to the one nearby and see what they have
inland mauve
I don't think the bridge was actually disassembled in the end, too much protest against it
fortunately the NL isn't as dependent on Amazon because we have so many other webshops that deliver a similar level of service
dreamy chasm
Why a 4070 specifically?
inland mauve
they probably just don't sell
dull garnet
4070 are in production and also probably your best buy rn for price performance
I was looking at an FE earlier but I might see if there's any dumb aib cards for the same money
modest moss
do you really need an upgrade?
dull garnet
Shue that is none of your concern
cerulean talon
do you really need an upgrade?
The answer to this question is always yes.
Got one 4090? Of course you need to upgrade to 2! Got 2? Move to 4.
Ran out of PCI-E slots? Upgrade again!
dreamy chasm
Card definitely looks okay at the 600 dollar pricepoint
Assuming you're not paying more than that
modest moss
it is my job to save you fuckers from yourselves
modern iris
Why a 4070 specifically?
It's the best thing I can afford when my Honda 4 wheeler sells. Currently have a 6600 xt
dull garnet
Card definitely looks okay at the 600 dollar pricepoint
Mostly around £590 here, but yeah
Same diff
dreamy chasm
That's fair enough
There are better options in the used market but, I'll just assume that you don't want to take any of the risks
dreamy chasm
it is my job to save you fuckers from yourselves
I got a 6700xt from a contact and gave the 1660 super I had to my little brother recently
modern iris
Exactly that. I don't trust people at that word when it comes to used cards, otherwise I'd be happy to go that route. Maybe if I knew the person
modest moss
I got a 6700xt from a contact and gave the 1660 super I had to my little brother...
I'd yell at you about AMD but I know you have a different market there etc
dreamy chasm
Doesn't eBay tend to be pretty liberally pro buyer for the most part
dreamy chasm
I'd yell at you about AMD but I know you have a different market there etc
Pretty much
3060tis are a good 100-200 dollars more
Either way
Got the card used, aside from somewhat concerning junct temps in stress tests it's been working perfectly so far
Aside from one or two issues with installing drivers when I first got the card
dull garnet
There are better options in the used market but, I'll just assume that you don't...
A used 3090 would be nice but my PSU is only 650w
dreamy chasm
Ahh.
Fair
Well, the difference only ends up manifesting in higher resolutions, it seems like
wraith agate
it is my job to save you fuckers from yourselves
Shue, I wanna complain and need a hug
dreamy chasm
I can give you a singular emote headpat
wraith agate
My stupid ass boss just threatened my ass at work
dreamy chasm
modest moss
oof
wraith agate
I don't wanna get fired again
modern iris
Doesn't eBay tend to be pretty liberally pro buyer for the most part
Ebay can be hit or miss on cards, because there's no way to tell if it's been used for mining everyday or not until you install it in your rig. Only thing you got to go on is seller rep
wraith agate
I have a serious bad luck with shitty bosses
real edge
Shue, I wanna complain and need a hug
dull garnet
Being used for mining isn't a big deal fwiw
dreamy chasm
Ebay can be hit or miss on cards, because there's no way to tell if it's been us...
Mining generally has been proven to not really impact cards
Aside from higher wear on the fans themselves
dull garnet
Gaming causes more "wear" (not a real thing) to the cards
modern iris
Still , you don't know how they treated the card
modest moss
I have a serious bad luck with shitty bosses
it's awful that I have to give you this advice, but try to suck it up, save as much as possible and get the fuck out of that country
dull garnet
It doesn't matter
dreamy chasm
Miners tend to downclock and undervolt the actual core since Ethereum mining was more vram constrained
dull garnet
Yeah it was to do with memory speed
wraith agate
it's awful that I have to give you this advice, but try to suck it up, save as m...
Yeah I might do that
modern iris
Doesn't silicon wear out? Idk exactly how that effects it tho
dreamy chasm
Not really, specially not at the power targets miners went for
modern iris
Fair enough, I may consider looking on eBay then
dull garnet
eBay should cover you for 30 days, money back guarantee. Unless you're getting a great deal you're probably best off going new, though
modest moss
Yeah I might do that
just get your arse to somewhere you're just treated horribly for being trans, not actively persecuted
dreamy chasm
You can run into issues if you ever physically mod the card and pump more voltage than is healthy for the chip, but that's moreso an extreme overclocking thing
wraith agate
just get your arse to somewhere you're just treated horribly for being trans, no...
Well I guess Germany is nice
cerulean talon
I would 100% avoid used LHR cards, JFYI.
modest moss
it does sound like a good option to consider, do you speak any German?
cerulean talon
Miner software was specifically written for them to abuse the way LHR worked, and heavily abused both vram and compute cores by splitting the work into 2 seperate algos.
modern iris
I've got my amd dialed in to where it doesn't fuck with my sleep settings, good enough for now and I stopped windows from reinstalling the drivers every time I blink but I just want an nvidia card. I loved my 750 ti and my 1060
wraith agate
it does sound like a good option to consider, do you speak any German?
I wish
modest moss
get on duolingo
wraith agate
I can only speak English and Canadian
dull garnet
I've got my amd dialed in to where it doesn't fuck with my sleep settings, good ...
It gets memed a lot here but Nvidia just werks compared to amd
modern iris
And British and Australian!
dull garnet
modern iris
It gets memed a lot here but Nvidia just werks compared to amd
Too true
dreamy chasm
Only thing I wished I had was a better encoder, but I'm fine using my CPU for that
modern iris
Now that I know what to do with my amd 6600 xt I'm happy with it
modest moss
I can only speak English and Canadian
if you go for duolingo you can get cheap premium if you use a vpn and pick turkey
modern iris
What CPU u got? 5600x here
dreamy chasm
3700x
modern iris
Ah I had a 3600
dull garnet
I have a 5600X, great chip
modern iris
It's in my dad's pc
dreamy chasm
I'd upgrade but, there isn't really a market for used 5800x3ds yet
modern iris
Plan on 5700xd
cerulean talon
5950x is nice, just a toastyboi.
dull garnet
Came from a 2600 which was dog doo doo
dreamy chasm
And that's the only chip that'd get me to step up
modern iris
Yes 5800xds or w/e like bis?
dreamy chasm
For gaming, yeah
dreamy chasm
They're not significantly better for pure compute
cerulean talon
I'm so glad AMD went for comically high levels of L3. Makes life so much more fun.
dull garnet
I've seen them for £280 new
dreamy chasm
Can probably sell your 5600x off for 80-100
dull garnet
But for the jump from a 5600X... Eh
dreamy chasm
I've seen them for £280 new
They're still 350ish minimum in my markets
modern iris
I'll put it in my dad's PC along with my 6600
modern iris
Yeah lmfao and all he does is watch YouTube
He's got basically my old computer right now
32gigs 3600mhz cl 18 3600x 1060 6gb b450m
cerulean talon
He's got basically my old computer right now
Tbh, this is the way, upgrade family, then friends whenever you upgrade.
cerulean talon
Gets alot of favors over the years. 😄
dull garnet
Shiny
real edge
the 7900xt is like what
dreamy chasm
smh
real edge
800$?
modern iris
To upgrade my 6600xt cuz it feels like dogshit sometimes
real edge
or less
dreamy chasm
Its 780 USD right now
real edge
20gb of vram
wraith agate
if you go for duolingo you can get cheap premium if you use a vpn and pick turke...
I suppose... but I don't really have a vpn on phone, besides I think I'm fine
modest moss
I suppose... but I don't really have a vpn on phone, besides I think I'm fine
there are free chrome vpn extensions
modern iris
I was just looking at toms hardware gpu tier
dull garnet
Power consumption: yes
dreamy chasm
7900xt is close to their high end right now
real edge
7900xt is close to their high end right now
ye
I think the 7900xt is better value than the 4070 but
amd is always a risk
modern iris
I'm going Nvidia again fuck it
cerulean talon
Nvidia is surprisingly good even on linux at this point.
dreamy chasm
I think the 7900xt is better value than the 4070 but
Those two cards are 180 bucks apart, I wouldn't compare the two
cerulean talon
I'm sorta shocked how well it's working, as classically, it's some of the worst pain you can dream of.
modern iris
I like that amd is built into Linux, that's what my dad's PC uses is linux
dreamy chasm
7900xt definitely makes more sense than a 4070ti if raster is the only thing you cared about
cerulean talon
I was seriously looking into swapping to a 7900xt for my desktop, but it's super happy on linux atm w/ a nvidia card, so it gets to stay for awhile.
modern iris
Do you use mint?
cerulean talon
Endeavour, which is based on arch.
dreamy chasm
And I'm pretty sure a bunch of my audio software just straight up will refuse to work due to DRM if I make the move
cerulean talon
modern iris
Well I need to put windows on my dad's PC honestly so I can buy actual games for her
cerulean talon
Gotta have your uwufetch ofc.
dreamy chasm
Well I need to put windows on my dad's PC honestly so I can buy actual games for...
You can try proton
cerulean talon
Steam runs pretty well w/ proton if you keep them within there on linux.
dreamy chasm
Its not perfect
cerulean talon
If you go off steam it's kinda spotty.
modern iris
What's proton
cerulean talon
Steam's "Play windows games on linux" system.
dull garnet
I like things just working so I'll stick with windows and have them collect all my telemetry
cerulean talon
Windows and I have serious issues when it comes to software development. 😄
dreamy chasm
Windows is stinky and stuff like my file explorer hangs up on me sometimes
I might have to do a reinstall at some point
cerulean talon
Windows task manager also crashed regularly on me.
modern iris
Clean your caches before you do that
cerulean talon
Which is amazing in it's own way.
That being said, I'm an old bitter linux sysad anyway, so I'll take my annoying cli config files any day.
dreamy chasm
Might be time to try tiny11 
cerulean talon
Tbh, I just used a pro license and disabled everything via gpo.
More correctly, I made my roomie write me a massive GPO to shove onto my box, got annoyed, then eventually jumped to linux as 90% of my PC time is development and text edtors anyway.
dreamy chasm
I wish proton wasn't so spotty with some of the games I play
It still doesn't play well with anticheats last time I checked
cerulean talon
No, it doesn't, because linux is like "lulz, your ring-0 access doesn't exist, meet uid0"
dull garnet
Might be time to try tiny11 <:Skull:802022181277270026>
Warms the heart that this crap still exists
I remember using lite versions of XP bitd with my toaster pc
cerulean talon
Multiplayer is the biggest issue though in general, so I keep a windows box up on the rack for stuff like destiny 2.
dreamy chasm
I don't have another box, so windows stays
dull garnet
Sometimes they stripped too much out, so I had to reinstall a bunch from my retail disc
cerulean talon
I don't have another box, so windows stays
Sensibly.
dreamy chasm
Is there any way to try and strip my current installation
cerulean talon
I have many boxen. They love me (Not really)
There's several w11 de-crapifiers designed to be run post-install.
dreamy chasm
I might spend the time to dig through and clean it up if that's possible
Ah
Oh, I'm on w10 right now
cerulean talon
Same should exist for 10 tbh.
cerulean talon
Yeah, most of 11 is 10 under the hood, just polished with some 24 grit sandpaper.
dreamy chasm
I hope it doesn't end up fucking with my audio software DRM somehow
cerulean talon
Unlikely, usually they use janky self-managed mechs.
dreamy chasm
We'll see 
wraith agate
there are free chrome vpn extensions
I just remembered why I dislike German language
Mein vs meine
Gendered nouns all the way down
modest moss
yeah my daughter has been doing german for a couple of years at school and she's not picking it for GCSE, she's teaching herself spanish instead
umbral moss
isn't it a consistency with pre/suffixes for actual gendered terms?
umbral moss
I'm not a language expert so I'm just talking out of my ass
but it seems like the kind of rudimentary logic that would underpin a language developed 250+ years ago
wraith agate
Pretty sure germanic has been around since 100-200 BCE
modest moss
this might be a first, ed admitting he's not an expert on something
dreamy chasm
ngl
Ever since I've gotten my new gpu, the most I've done with it is enjoy just how much faster my shaders run in gpose 
graceful pine
Gendered nouns all the way down
Funny thing about English it’s a Germanic language with strong French influence but both French and German have gendered language(I don’t know if Dutch does) and English doesn’t
odd sand
English seems to like stripping down words, so maybe that got left on the cutting board over time
A lot of common words today used to have a lot more letters in them as middle or old English.
austere socket
I'm a bit slow to notice but like
apple's vision trailer is such a well-produced meme
what problem does this thing solve 
at least microsoft demonstrated how hololens had practical use in industry jobs
inland mauve
it solves the practical problem of Apple not having enough money despite already having a lot of money
sly elk
at least microsoft demonstrated how hololens had practical use in industry jobs
TBH, I think Microsoft didn't know for a while either
IIRC the "practical use in industry jobs" thing happened after a little while
and IIRC MS laid off a bunch of people that worked on it
wraith agate
Shut up Musky boy
inland mauve
he's right about Nvidia's virtual policy, but that's more because AMD is run like a circus
everything else however
I don't think that the man who is single-handedly running Twitter into the ground is qualified to predict future tech trends
cerulean talon
Tbh, they already exist, so he’s not wrong. The issue is that they’re not publically available
Nvidia has a death grip on publically available chips for that because tf’s public code targets cuda, but it’s just fine running on googles specality tf coprocs
Realistically it just takes someone seriously willing to target amd chips, rewriting tf and other ml languages, then amd shoving more vram into a dc card
As long as cuda remains the standard though, we’re not going to see much public innovation, though cerberas? That wafer scale chip might be interesting
graceful pine
he's right about Nvidia's virtual policy, but that's more because AMD is run lik...
Amd actually got strong in the cpu market what’s going on in their GPU’s
golden stream
More like, AMD OEM GPU is ok (ps5 and le deck) but AMD GPU on windows is brug
Also
Yesh got le deck 
But gotta get microSD and a hub for docking or at least get my keeb
cerulean talon
Time to get a 1tb internal nvme
golden stream
Bought 64GB edition
Upgraded to 500GB NVMe
Mostly bc I want to opti works/stuff installed on NVMe to not gaming too much
New work no gamin PC so need deck
cerulean talon
Yeah, kinda the way I’m going, I game more on my switch than my desktop now
golden stream
Ya I tried MHR on deck
Holy s it feels good
golden stream
The rest would be some basic stuff like flatseal OBS office suit etc etc later on after I get my blueberry keeb
Dunno may get MHW LOL but need microSD first
cerulean talon
I slapped a 1tb in mine, seems nice enough
golden stream
Ya 1tb is gud
Tho I need to check if any available in my place
Btw what's the criteria for a microSD with high read/write?
golden stream
O nice
cerulean talon
Sandisk 1tb extremes
Iirc the Samsung 512s are slightly faster, but it’s not loading super slow in any case
golden stream
screm in price
Vary from 50 to 120 freedom currency
https://www.nshop.com.vn/collections/the-nho-cho-nintendo-switch/Thẻ-nhớ-cho-Switch
Even not 1TB tho
cerulean talon
Yeh :/
golden stream
I plan to get a 120-ish GB just to migrate mu games to it first, then reset le deck so it'll be fully mine (ahem linux rule lel)
My place ain't support steam deck just yet so it was from a reseller, I plugged out their steam acc but still want the whole system to be mine tho
cerulean talon
If there was a good way to ship it I’d drop one in the mail xD
golden stream
But ngl the design is good tho
Oddly light and balance even in baby hands
cerulean talon
Tbh, it’s a little awkward with big hands
Buttons and joysticks are a little closer than I’d like
golden stream
Ya those are a tad closer compared to standard xbox and ps controller
cerulean talon
Back buttons require an awkward curl of fingies too
golden stream
The stock buttons and sticks feels really good, I like it more than the beeg boyos
Prob just the distance between pad and stick is a bit awkward
cerulean talon
I do want to do the Hall effect swap on the joys
No drift yet, but preventative maintenance
golden stream
Ah, fair tho
livid dune
!hank
opal pantherBOT
livid dune
maido
modest moss
!hank
opal pantherBOT
cerulean talon
Needs more purple smh.
dreamy chasm
Was wondering why I was having issues with my mic
Turns out my XLR cable was barely touching one of my power cables 
dreamy chasm
More like, AMD OEM GPU is ok (ps5 and le deck) but AMD GPU on windows is brug
AMD drivers on windows have been fine on my end, lol
Being able to tune my gpu in-app instead of having to get afterburner's been nice.
Genuinely has been a better experience than my last NV card, minus the slightly worse encoder
cerulean talon
AMD's a bit whacky on windows IME, but it's way better on linux, so it's a tradeoff. shrug
dreamy chasm
Zero issues with 6xxx so far
golden stream
Ya the only grip I have is encoder and software support tho
On linux it's wayyy better, plan to do the AM5 APU build for mah tiny linux
dreamy chasm
I know 5700xt launch was rocky, but that's a long time ago
golden stream
But man the navi efficiency is p mindblowing
dreamy chasm
Haven't heard of any issues with drivers on the rx580 a sibling had before I gave them my old card either
dreamy chasm
But man the navi efficiency is p mindblowing
My 6700xt runs at about the same wattage my 1660 ran at after an undervolt
golden stream
NANI??
dreamy chasm
Well, a bit more than that but
golden stream
I set my 1660 OC undervolt just for the sake of powerdraw and yeeeee
dreamy chasm
150w max
golden stream
For a beef card datz gud tho
dreamy chasm
It's great
golden stream
Meanwhile 40xx
SFF peepo crai
Imma say like MAN
Look at the 4090
Look at the itx motherboard
Mannnnnnnnnnnn
dreamy chasm
165wish max load in FFXIV with shaders and 8k resolution on, still performs about twice as fast as my old 1660 super that was overclocked 
the 4090's still fairly efficient
it's just that it's got so much crammed into the chip that it still draws 400-500w at peak
cerulean talon
Mmmm. Transistors. 
dreamy chasm
tightly packed, crammed in there..
honestly
if nvidia wasn't so stingy with VRAM and actually had well priced cards, they could easily have not been the target of hate
golden stream
Tfw the reference card is mostly radiator
dreamy chasm
but they have no reason to care given just how much money their server division is raking in
dreamy chasm
i miss evga
golden stream
Eh ngl, if I complete setup steam deck as personal machine, Imma transform my current machine to a minecraft machine for my cousin
Not really want to waste parts but then weirdge 1660
And yes, evga gud, their price is also reasonable compared to Asus tho
cerulean talon
That's so PRETTY.
random marlin
their logo's still odd but that's a neat tower
modern iris
i found a 4080 for only £850 yesterday but of course they cancelled the order and said it was an error... so lame
modern iris
to get dual channel on this board what slots do i install my ram to?
a1 and b1 or a1 and a2?
inland mauve
the manual will probably contain a recommendation
sly elk
it does and
inland mauve
usually it's either a1 and b1 or a2 and b2, depends on how the channels are set up
sly elk
my motherboard even has it screen printed on the board lol
modest moss
My bet is a2 and b2
void dove
the answer to most,"how should i use x product" RTFM
modest moss
But yeah rtfm
void dove
manuals exist for a reason 😛
modern iris
so on this board it says channel a = a1 and a2
i just thought it was color coded
its black gray black gray
sly elk
heh
modern iris
well looks like i gotta open my case again >.<
sly elk
you mean there are boards where each channel has the sticks next to each other?!
void dove
ive seen mobos, where they colour the slots you should use first
others where they colour the slots for each channel different
hence, the whole, check the manual
if they say, A is one channel, and B is another
see if it says there is a preferred install order
as some need a ram stick in a slot to boot
most likely you should use
a1 and b1
if what you said is correct
modern iris
ok i will look at it again in my pc i dont remember which slots there in just that they were alternating
thanks
inland mauve
as long as they're in alternate slots
the A2 / B2 thing is just a recommendation, I don't know exactly why they recommend those over A1 / B1 but it probably won't make a big difference
modern iris
well im gonna do what they recommend just to be a stickler
Glad I asked you guys, turns out they were installed in the first 2 slots
modest moss
shue wins
void dove
the top table litearlly tells you what to do with 2 modules
modern iris
the top table litearlly tells you what to do with 2 modules
Ok.
cerulean talon
Wait, we're supposed to read manuals? 
If people read manuals, IT workers will be out of jobs in days!
austere socket
IT workers are just the evolution of kids who read manuals 
that reminds me, I still need to read through my car's
sharp star
Wait, we're supposed to read manuals? <:ohgod:864060283752284170>
RTFM
wraith agate
Ah yes, of course, executive knows best, right?
sly elk
yep
ya know, paypal totally went to shit after ebay broke up with them
which is no surprise because why else would anyone use them?
wraith agate
Ah yes. "I think" except statistics say otherwise
This was said btw by Elon
Because you just can't talk about this without bringing up the Musky rat
sharp star
I am much more productive at home, thanks Daddy Elon
wraith agate
I fucking knew it! This ain't about productivity at all
sly elk
honestly I think these people just suck at explaining it in a practical manner lol
well, that combined with how they treat their employees
also I think Elon's opinions come from the viewpoint of spacex and tesla
but the business leaders can have their opinion, and the software engineers can have a different opinion, and that's ok
both opinions can be true and valid even if they contradict 😄
CEO: This is so convenient! I can just walk up to anyone I want to talk to, any time, during business hours!
they're not thinking about everyone's commute, parking struggles, or having to concentrate in a noisy, busy, stinky environment
they might find it easier/better when everyone's in the building with them
I've also heard about how it's better for juniors and interns to do their stuff in-person because they get more mentorship and stuff
so it may benefit the business but not the other employees lol
sly elk
and i say that as someone who never wants to work in the office again >>
driving to work in the morning and driving home in the evening sucks ass
lost python
my last 2 jobs both said its better in person and it was not
the people there with me all just complained about being in the office and i wasn't any more efficient than if we had done this via teams
the only good thing about being on-site is to get your equipment so you can work from home
sly elk
and there's nothing like the feeling I get when I drive from home to the office and the traffic stinks and there's some kinda anomaly that makes the traffic way worse than usual, and then I finally get there and there's nowhere to park so I have to go to the overload garage 2 blocks away
by the time I get in the office I'm already pissed off, ya know?
also I do have that feeling about smells
lost python
my last job made you pay about 10€ per day you wanted to park there
sly elk
people eat stinky things for lunch and then don't use gum or mints or brush their teeth and you can smell it all afternoon
then the bathroom smells like a fuckign zoo
lost python
coffee breath
sly elk
that, too
nothing like the smell of stale coffee and farts in a conference room
and in business, there's always the people who try to play the power game
like
I could put it on a bingo card hahaha
lost python
"you are more productive" said the person sitting in his single-person office, who you don't see all day
"i am so much more productive" said karen, during her 4th coffee break, where she spends a good 20min talking to colleagues about life and the world.
sly elk
aggressive hand shaking, staring people down, using business jargon like "stake holder"
idk i hate the term 'stake holder'
lost python
buzzwords to seem important
sly elk
also IRL meetings make me sleepy
especially when they dim the lights to run the projector
sleeeeeeep
at my company the conference rooms are a heavily contested resource so it's hard to get one
so any kinda informal meetings where you're doing pair programming or whatever have to happen at someone's desk
lost python
we have a big all-hands meeting once per month for my department and you have to sit there in a circle basically and pretend to be interested while someone talks about their issues in topics you have absolutely nothing to do with.
the first time i struggled a lot to not fall asleep
sly elk
ah this is one thing I do like about the company i work for lol
the all hands is on webex
it happens in person as well, for those who wanna go in the big conference room to watch it
it also has a fairly consistent format
and a BBQ after the meeting
which I haven't been to in years because the parking sucks that day and also there's a group of coworkers who cook the food
and I don't know how I feel about their hygiene lol
but that's just me being silly 😄
I think it's cool they still do the BBQ
I also think that working from home I really do miss out on social stuff
but that's ok
lost python
when i was at gamigo they used to give around free beer and ordered large amounts of pizza and nuggets for that day
the meeting was still incredibly pointless and boring though because it was just CEOs talking about finances and flexing about so many profits before laying off more people
sly elk
^ there's a reason I've stuck around this company for nearly 10 years lol
the only time they've ever laid people off, there was an actual serious financial speedbump
(it happened once and it was unsettling)
otherwise the company has been growing and scaling with the amount of work
livid dune
!hank
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modern iris
woah this case is so beautiful, im so going to use this for my next pc https://www.awd-it.co.uk/components/cases/fractal-design-cases/fractal-design-terra-small-form-factor-mini-itx-pc-case-jade-and-walnut.html
sly elk
woah this case is so beautiful, im so going to use this for my next pc https://w...
IDK it reminds me of a 70s appliance but I like the green at least
so that setup even has the wood slat thing. this is becoming a meme isn't it
modern iris
so... having a pc that looks like a 70s disco is better? IDK
meager pike
i go into the office a day or two a week, wfh the rest. guess which days I actually get stuff done lol
the only people that advocate for working in an office when they don't need to... are bosses/owners with control issues and people who think socializing is being productive
sly elk
so... having a pc that looks like a 70s disco is better? IDK
What are you talking about? I'm joking about the wood slats on the wall
modern iris
working from home only is pretty sad though, especially if you dont go outside and youre a gamer, you essentially dont exist, youre just a pixel somewhere on a server, nobody sees you or interacts with you. getting social interaction is also important for a healthy brain
sly elk
Having wood slats on the wall doesn't mean you can't have a disco pc
meager pike
use that extra time not commuting to go to the gym or do something better 😉
sly elk
You xna put disco lights inside a fractal North too
meager pike
im 35 and ive personally gotten a lifetimes worth of social interaction after the nightmare that was this past year. I honestly felt pretty lousy over the course of the pandemic for as little as I left the house, but man idgaf about people anymore. and I couldn't be happier about it
the vast majority bring me no joy, only bad
sly elk
I agree
There are people who are a joy to be around
And people who are not such a joy
And commuting sucks. If my work was a quick like 5-10 min drive I wouldn't mind it so much
meager pike
mines like a 30 minute drive absolute best case. if the weather is bad in the winter and traffic is bad too, can be like 1-2 hours
sly elk
Yup
Mines 25 minutes in the morning if I get good timing, and about 35 mins in the evening
And on a bad day, easily an hour lol
meager pike
ironically as much as I support working from home, no one even asked me to go in the days that I do currently. I just do it to make me look like more of a team player to any bosses that are a bit hung up on the idea lol
that and my being there does seem to perk up the people that are in the office more. i personally get absolutely nothing out of it
but again, that's about the sum of my experience with people lately. give a lot, get a little. good riddance. id rather be the server pixel
modern iris
i used to not want to go in either and literally didnt go into the office for two years and one day i was bored and asked a girl to come in with me and we clicked from first day and spend time talking at a coffee shop after work and even want to meet on the weekends, if i just sat at home this wouldve never happened
meager pike
yeah, if I tried that it'd end with a "that's weird, im married" and me beating myself up the rest of the day for saying anything
there are good points to social interaction. just not for me lol
there was a time I thought it was more important but nah. all I want is peace and quiet now
lost python
damn
my second pc just broke
gf was playing diablo, then it shut off and the fuse went out
now it smells really burned, cant pinpoint what exactly burned, but i guess its probably the psu
and ofc its just past the 5y warranty
lost python
yeah it smells like burned rubber kinda so i will check the cables
tbh not much of a loss given that its an i7 3960x and a 980
royal forge
tbh not much of a loss given that its an i7 3960x and a 980
Sell the 980 to crypto bros
lost python
those times are over :/
sharp star
lost python
cries in 40ct per kwh
cerulean talon
Tons of people mine still, you can still get < .05$/kwh power here in the states pretty easily.
There's also alot of interest in using stackgas down in texas that's normally flared off.
cerulean talon
You mean they're going to finally make the taskbar sane again?
SHOCKING.
Tbh, I'm getting used to a combined taskbar thanks to mac and linux unironically
It's just a bit weird still
dull garnet
Q u a l i t y
dreamy chasm
I just get cheap arctic fans or noctua
Pretty sure some people have noctua fans that've been running for a decade and a half at this point
austere socket
I wouldn't mind combined taskbar if it didn't take 2 clicks every time I return to a multi-window app
it'd be nice if it activated the most recent window on first click tbh
sly elk
I've been using windows 11 for a few weeks now, almost can't tell the difference but I do miss 10's start menu
and the task manager seemed to get switched up for no reason lol
austere socket
yeah I actually kinda liked the Start menu tiles
sly elk
i have all that turned offl ol
austere socket
being able to make your own layouts is cool, it just sucks that literally no app bothered supporting it
the only one I noticed was spotify
ie. setting a background colour so it's not just the icon floating in a plain square
dreamy chasm
I'm only upgrading once I have to
inner bane
I'm not seeing a channel specifically regarding the sub-reddit, so I'm not sure where else to post this. Any idea if the mods or such have considered moving to KBin and ditching reddit, or setting up a "temp" reddit-esque experience there in so long as Reddit is being Reddit? 🤔
cerulean talon
IIRC they're some trial of that in #1116899335628668979 but not sure about a full rollout
inner bane
Okay cool, thanks. o7
modest moss
is kbin to reddit as mastodon is to twitter?
inner bane
Yeah more or less. It's a fediverse alternative.
sly elk
^ I hope that more communities try to find a reddit alternative besides discord
inner bane
https://kbin.social/
Apparently there are other sub reddits looking at these alternatives as well. There's KBin, Lemmy, and Squabbles.io .
Never need to deal with Reddit's BS ever again. No idea what hosting the service is like, of course. That's not in my wheel house, so it may not be practical I don't know.
modest moss
I just know mastodon seemed a great idea that turned out to be impractical and insecure
sly elk
isn't lemmy just mastodon?
inner bane
ah, I still use Mastodon, but it's a PITA for the average user to get started on it.
modest moss
honestly my twitter usage has basically not changed at all
inner bane
Not so much because it's difficult to get going on Masto but because there are so many steps and quirks to deal with.
modest moss
I used it for sports info/chat and it's still great for that
sly elk
nvm it's not mastodon it just uses a system that you can use a mastodon account on there i guess
my twitter usage hasn't changed at all either 😄
I never used that shit in the first place
I signed up for an account eons ago, realized I had nothing worthy of tweeting about and didn't care what others were tweeting about.. and then found myself forced to use it to reach customer service for taco bell when they didn't answer their own emails >>
inner bane
oh wow lol
sly elk
a lot of city agencies also use it for like, breaking news updates
like the local police use it as a "hey this road is closed so don't use it" kinda thing
they also have a news feed on their website but i'v eheard of towns where it's all on twitter
but you don't have to have a twitter account to read those things so, whatever
inner bane
True. Personally I just use for XIV things and streaming things.
sly elk
yea I learned recently a lot of artists moved there from.. tumblr?!
and I can kinda see how that works better lol
kinda
inner bane
Yeah lots of gpose, lots of artwork. That's pretty much what I follow on there.
sly elk
yuea when the chips are down
people are in fact willing to support twitter
and I'm pretty sure the same will happen with reddit
and hmm tbh while the ceo of reddit is being a piece of crap about this
it still pales in comparison to elon & twitter lol
For that, reddit would need to fire the majority of their staff, unban all the banned users and publicly apologize for banning them, ridicule their former staff, etc.
austere socket
it really isn't a joke how big corpos can't help turning either evil, or really stupid and out of touch
I guess it might be a surprise to younger social media users
when something's existed as long as you can remember, you naturally assume it'll always be there
fediverse might be a cool solution to that, but it's still kinda weird and nerdy atm
sly elk
that's how things usually start on the internet
lol remember when discord decided to shun their 'nerdiness' to become more appealing to a mainstream audience?
sly elk
oh yea, i saw that
austere socket
sly elk
sly elk
no, the coins are for webtoons
austere socket
ah I see
sly elk
there are webtoons where if you want to see the latest few episodes, you have to pay
kind of a mixed bag that
austere socket
that's a reasonable model ig
austere socket
oh
sly elk
and then you have to marry one device to your account
and you only can use the coins on that device & view the paid content on that device
if you change which device your account is paired with, then you lose your coins
also
sly elk
there's a lot of webtoons where you have to unlock episodes and you get a free 'daily pass' after 7pm every day
to keep you from binging a webtoon for free -_-
and of course daily pass only works on the mobile app, too
austere socket
you guys have phones, right?
sly elk
it's annoying AF because the website is fine until you run into those things
yea, if discord was mobile-only I wouldn't be using it
austere socket
yeah it's annoying when developers shun their websites for whatever reason
sly elk
they do it for obvious reasons lol
austere socket
despite the web being like. a better experience than mobile apps on average
sly elk
on a computer you can do all sorts of tricks to obfuscate yourself away from their tracking and analytics crap
you can block ads, block javascript, limit DNS records, etcetcetc
on a computer, you're in control
austere socket
ah yes, the user controlling their own device!
sly elk
they don't want that